000
FZNT02 KNHC 271012
HSFAT2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 UTC WED FEB 27 2019

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

ATLANTIC FROM 07N TO 31N W OF 35W INCLUDING CARIBBEAN SEA AND
GULF OF MEXICO

SYNOPSIS VALID 0600 UTC WED FEB 27.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC THU FEB 28.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 0600 UTC FRI MAR 01.

.WARNINGS.

...CARIBBEAN GALE WARNING...
.FROM 11N TO 13N BETWEEN 74W AND 76.5W NE TO E WINDS 30 TO 35 
KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10N TO 17N BETWEEN 70W AND 
79W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 17N BETWEEN 
70W AND 74W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 16.5N BETWEEN 75W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 
FT IN NE TO E SWELL. 
.06 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE...EXCEPT MAX WINDS BELOW GALE 
FORCE.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 16.5N BETWEEN 69W AND 79W NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. FROM 16.5N TO 18N BETWEEN 
70W AND 75W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF 
17N BETWEEN 74W AND 83W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN 
NE TO E SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 14.5N BETWEEN 64W AND 77.5W NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 75 NM OF COAST 
OF COLOMBIA. SEAS TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE FROM 10.5N TO 14.5N 
BETWEEN 74W AND 80W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 8 FT IN NE TO E 
SWELL. 

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.ATLC COLD FRONT FROM 31N44W TO 27N55W THEN STATIONARY TO 
23.5N67W TO 27N80W. WITHIN 150 NM N OF FRONT BETWEEN 70W AND 
77W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
FRONT E OF 70W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 20 FT IN NW 
SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 31N53W. WITHIN 120 NM S OF FRONT E OF 60W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. N OF 20N E OF 48W 
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NW TO N SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST DISSIPATING COLD FRONT FROM 31N41W TO 24N60W 
THEN DISSIPATING STATIONARY TO 26N71W. N OF 20N E OF 68W WINDS 
20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 17 FT IN NW TO N SWELL...HIGHEST NEAR 
31N51W. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FRONT DISSIPATED. N OF 20N E OF 63W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 15 FT IN NW SWELL...HIGHEST NE. 

.S OF 12N BETWEEN 36W AND 46W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 11 
FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE E OF LINE FROM 20N51W TO 17N61W TO 
12N61W TO 07N57W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN MIXED N 
AND ENE SWELL. 
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 17N E OF 44W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 20N E OF 60W WINDS 20 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN MIXED N AND ENE SWELL. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 11N TO 20N E OF 49W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 11 TO 14 FT IN MIXED NW AND ENE SWELL. ELSEWHERE S 
OF 20N E OF 62W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN MIXED NW 
AND ENE SWELL. 

.ATLC AND CARIBBEAN FROM 19N TO 21N BETWEEN 67.5W AND 75W... 
INCLUDING WINDWARD AND MONA PASSAGES AND APPROACHES...NE TO E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.ATLC 24 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N77W TO 27N80W. N OF 28.5N 
E OF TROUGH TO 65W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROUGH FROM 31N69W TO 27N77W. N OF 29N BETWEEN 
56W AND 66W S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

$$
.FORECASTER STRIPLING. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.